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repetition

[rep-i-tish-uhn]

noun

  1. the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.

  2. repeated utterance; reiteration.

  3. something made by or resulting from repeating.

  4. a reproduction, copy, or replica.

  5. Civil Law.an action or demand for the recovery of a payment or delivery made by error or upon failure to fulfill a condition.



repetition

/ ˌɛɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of repeating; reiteration

  2. a thing, word, action, etc, that is repeated

  3. a replica or copy

  4. civil law Scots law the recovery or repayment of money paid or received by mistake, as when the same bill has been paid twice

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nonrepetition noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of repetition1

1375–1425; late Middle English (< Old French repeticion ) < Latin īپō- (stem of īپō ), equivalent to ī ( us ) (past participle of repetere to repeat ) + -ō- -ion
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The pattern is a sort of repetition compulsion, afflicting Democratic movers and shakers along with the party as an institution.

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The last failed to recapture the mojo of its first season, as the repetition of its stylized carnage turned the series into a victim of the capitalism it bluntly critiqued.

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Just 26 pitches in, he felt like he “could find some consistency, some repetition” in his delivery.

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That happened because Republicans’ system 4 and 5 repetition has turned a lie into a politico-religious truth, and because Democrats have no functional system or philosophy that allows them to fight back.

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“History has its own relevancy, and the repetition and the rinse and repeat of history is something that a lot of people don’t really seem to be aware of.”

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